Creative Writing Vocab 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 querulous | (adj.) full of complaints; complaining |
| avaricious | (adj.) greedy |
| apt | (adj.) suited to the purpose or occasion |
| sprawl | (verb) to sit or lie in a relaxed position with the limbs spread out carelessly or ungracefully |
| prissy | (adj.) excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim |
| pristine | (adj.) having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied |
| radiant | (adj.) emitting rays of light; shining; bright |
| gambit | (noun) an opening move in which a player in a game seeks to obtain some advantage |
| modulation | (noun) the act of regulating or adjusting; the act of softening, toning down |
| primordial | (adj.) constituting a beginning; original; elementary |
| haltingly | (adv.) hesitatingly; done with indecision and pauses |
| lull | (verb) to soothe or quiet |
| doctrine | (noun) a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government |
| torrid | (adj.) oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air |
| vernacular | (noun) The standard native language of a country or locality |
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